-ire verbs
DESCRIPTION
-IRE Verbs. What is an INFINITIVE?. An INFINITIVE is a verb that still ends in –ARE, – ERE or –IRE. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES (Type 1). dormire – to sleep partire – to depart / leave aprire – to open servire – to serve offrire – to offer. Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An INFINITIVE is a
verb that still ends in –ARE, – ERE or –
IRE.
What is an INFINITIVE?
1. dormire – to sleep2. partire – to depart / leave3. aprire – to open4. servire – to serve5. offrire – to offer
Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES
(Type 1)
6. soffrire – to suffer7. seguire – to follow8. divertire – to have fun9. mentire – to lie10. sentire – to hear / feel
Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES
(Type 1)
11. finire – to finish12. capire – to understand13. suggerire – to suggest14. costruire – to construct15. preferire – to prefer
Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES
(Type 2 -isc verbs)
16. spedire – to send / mail17. inserire – to insert18. proibire – to prohibit19. pulire – to clean20. restituire – to give back
Examples of -IRE INFINITIVES
(Type 2 -isc verbs)
(TYPE 1)
Remove the –IRE from the INFINITIVE to isolate the STEM.
Examples:dormire dormpartire partservire serv
Step 1: Find the stem.
Add a new ending to the STEM, depending on WHO is doing the action:
Step 2: Add a new ending.(Type 1)
(I) io -o(you) tu -i(he) lui -e(she) lei -e(you) Lei -e
(we) noi -iamo(you) voi -ite(they) loro -ono
(you) Loro -ono
1. What is the STEM?
D O R M2. What are the different forms of
DORMIRE?dormodormidorme
dormiamodormitedormono
Dormire = to sleep
To know if an –ire verb is a Type II verb, you must count BACKWARDS five letters from the end of the verb. If that letter is a vowel, it is a Type II –ire verb, which are called –isc verbs.
Type 2 -isc verbs
F I N I R E 5 4 3 2 1
Once you remove the –ire from the infinitive, you must then add –isc to each stem EXCEPT for NOI and VOI. These two forms DO NOT get –isc.
Step 1: Find the stem
Step 2: Add -isc
Step 3: Add a new ending(Type 2)
Add a new ending to the STEM, depending on WHO is doing the
action:(I) io -isco(you) tu -isci(he) lui -isce(she) lei -isce(you) Lei -isce
(we) noi -iamo(you) voi -ite(they) loro -iscono
(you) Loro -iscono
1. What is the STEM?
P U L2. What are the different forms of PULIRE?
puliscopuliscipulisce
puliamo*pulite*
puliscono
Pulire = to clean